Basketball

“The history of the golden generation is much more than a triumph of underdogs, which it is. What really thrills and impacts is the humility, effort and camaraderie of a group of people that keeps growing stronger over time – a team of individual stars who managed to merge into a single […]

There was heartbreak for the Ireland Senior Women’s 3×3 team this morning as they bowed out of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Series in Italy following a 13-14 overtime loss at the hands of Mongolia. The game, which was a refixed match from Friday evening due to rain, was Ireland’s last pool game of the […]

The Irish women’s team took to outdoor court number two for their 3×3 basketball quarter-final against Russia. The Russians,top seeds won in the end by 21-15. But Ireland gave them a hard fought game with the sides level at 7-7 midway through. “I’m disappointed we gave up the 21 points against them because we […]

Ireland secured third place in Group C of the Women’s 3×3 Basketball Competition of the Baku 2015 European Games with a dominant 20-12 win over Slovakia. The result means Ireland will avoid a top seed in Thursday’s Round of 16 in the Azeri capital. The draw is to be confirmed later this evening. Chasing their […]

Team Ireland’s basketballers were beaten 14-10 by Slovenia in their first outing of the European Games. Two outside shots from Niamh Dwyer narrowed the gap to a single point with 32 seconds remaining before a rapid-fire response from the tournament’s sixth seeds pushed them through. “It’s an encouraging first game, but we’re disappointed,” said Team […]

Team Ireland basketball captain Suzanne Maguire says her squad’s mindset has evolved since arriving at the Baku 2015 European Games.The four-player squad touched down in the Azeri capital early on Friday morning and Maguire believes they have ‘gotten over’ the settling-in phase and being taken in by the atmosphere at the games. “We’re here as […]

Scott Evans got his European Games badminton off to a flying start by taking just 24 minutes to beat Greece’s Georgios Charalambidis 21-7, 21-9. Evans, who is the top-ranked player competing in Baku is top of group A having won his first of three games – the top two progressing to the last 16. He […]

In Bucharest on Saturday 6th September 2014 the Irish Women’s 3 X 3 Basketball Team beat Ukraine in the closest of matches with a final score of 16 to 14 in the favour of Team Ireland, to qualify for the First European Games in Baku 2015. Team Ireland’s Niamh Dwyer, Alish McLaughlin, Grainne Dwyer and […]